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AT&T Clarifies: 16GB Galaxy S4 is $199, 32GB is $249 on Contract

Late last week, AT&T announced that it planned to open up pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S4 on April 16 at a price of $249 on new 2-year contract. As you can imagine, people were a bit concerned and confused, as the announcement did not include storage size, prompting all sorts of questions. Was this the 16GB model or the 32GB model? Would AT&T even carry a 16GB model? What’s the deal?

AT&T clarified their statement this morning, noting in a blog post that the 32GB version of the phone will run $249, while the 16GB model will drop in at $199. These prices match up to the price points that carriers utilized last year with the Galaxy S3 launch. These are also pretty standard for high-end phones at these storage amounts.

That would be great, but Verizon hasn’t said anything about it. We know they will carry it but the question is when will they announce it, what will they actually offer and will we see a 64GB version from Verizon. I suspect we could but likely won’t.

If Verizon were smart they would put out the 64GB version as an exclusive to take on the HTC One on AT&T and not even bother with the 16GB version.

chris125

It would be nice if verizon got an exclusive color like att did with red.

Mike D

Do you think it would be better to get the 16 or 32GB and add an SD card to make up the difference and save the money or just get the 64GB?

Not really you’re still paying close to same price and not getting anywhere near the coverage. A phone is only as good as the network and until tmo expands outside of large cities it’s still not a viable option for many

True. But for the cost of the phone + $70 per month on T-mobile or cost of the phone + $115 per month on Verizon. Is Verizon really worth $45 more per month.

chris125

With the coverage and lte they have almost everywhere yes it is, especially with me getting a work discount my 4 lines are less b
Than 200 a month with 2 smart phones

Mike D

$699.00

Mike D

Verizon is going to pull your unlimited plan when you upgrade, they are doing it to everyone.

Sara Frey

That’s only if you get a phone at the subsidized price and sign another 2 year contract. Mike wants to know the outright price because you can buy a phone outright without using your unlimited data. I did it myself a few months ago.

michael arazan

s 3 was 600 and the note 2 was 700

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